| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Peter Zogopoulos (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Rodney Brunner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eugene Cook (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Mullins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Borders (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Richard Marcus (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathaniel Callanan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Prouty (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Larry Kim (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Fresno State | Eugene Cook inbounds the ball | 32-36 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Fresno State | Thomas Mullins blows the layup but he's hacked by David Prouty - foul #2 on David Prouty, team foul #1 | 32-36 |
| 19:35 | Fresno State | Thomas Mullins makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 19:35 | Fresno State | Thomas Mullins makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 19:16 | Michigan State | David Prouty buries a 3 from the left corner | 34-39 |
| 18:56 | Fresno State | Thomas Mullins is open and buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Peter Zogopoulos | 36-39 |
| 18:46 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Callanan is fouled on the floor by Rodney Brunner - foul #1 on Rodney Brunner, team foul #1 | 36-39 |
| 18:38 | Michigan State | David Prouty misses the 3 from the right corner | 36-39 |
| 18:36 | Fresno State | Ronald Borders grabs the board | 36-39 |
| 18:32 | Fresno State | Peter Zogopoulos scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Eugene Cook | 39-39 |
| 18:10 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Marcus | 39-42 |
| 17:45 | Fresno State | Rodney Brunner hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 39-42 |
| 17:43 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 17:25 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 39-42 |
| 17:24 | Michigan State | David Prouty grabs the offensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 17:08 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 39-42 |
| 17:06 | Fresno State | Ronald Borders pulls down the rebound | 39-42 |
| 16:51 | Fresno State | Rodney Brunner is hacked by Larry Kim - foul #1 on Larry Kim, team foul #2 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Larry Vincent (PG), Reginald Lee (SG), Jeffery Shew (SF), William Reeves (PF), William Chang (C) Peter Zogopoulos, Rodney Brunner, Eugene Cook, Thomas Mullins, Ronald Borders | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Cane (PG), Jason Raffa (PF), Milton Rackers (C) Richard Marcus, David Prouty, Larry Kim | |
| 16:22 | Fresno State | Larry Vincent is open but comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 39-42 |
| 16:20 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Callanan grabs the board | 39-42 |
| 16:10 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson lays it up and in | 39-44 |
| 15:58 | Fresno State | Reginald Lee misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-44 |
| 15:57 | Fresno State | William Chang pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-44 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Larry Vincent (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reginald Lee (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jeffery Shew (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Reeves (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Chang (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Bruce Cane (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Nathaniel Callanan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Jackson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Jason Raffa (fresh) C - Milton Rackers (fresh) | |
| 15:52 | Fresno State | Larry Vincent banks in the layup on a nice dish by Reginald Lee | 41-44 |
| 15:28 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Nathaniel Callanan | 41-47 |
| 15:07 | Fresno State | Reginald Lee is hacked by Milton Rackers - foul #1 on Milton Rackers, team foul #3 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Eugene Cook (SF), Thomas Mullins (PF), Ronald Borders (C) Jeffery Shew, William Reeves, William Chang | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Francis Arnold (SG), David Prouty (PF), Larry Kim (C) Nathaniel Callanan, Jason Raffa, Milton Rackers | |
| 14:47 | Fresno State | Ronald Borders misses short on a runner from the right block | 41-47 |
| 14:45 | Michigan State | Larry Kim pulls down the rebound | 41-47 |
| 14:27 | Michigan State | Francis Arnold misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-47 |
| 14:26 | Michigan State | David Prouty pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 14:11 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson loses the ball out of bounds | 41-47 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Peter Zogopoulos (PG), Rodney Brunner (SG) Larry Vincent, Reginald Lee | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Marcus (PG), William Ulloa (SF) Bruce Cane, Robert Jackson | |
| 13:49 | Fresno State | Rodney Brunner is fouled on the floor by Francis Arnold - foul #2 on Francis Arnold, team foul #4 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Milton Rackers (C) Larry Kim | |
| 13:44 | Fresno State | Eugene Cook makes the 3 from the left corner | 44-47 |
| 13:16 | Michigan State | David Prouty misses short on a 3 from straight away | 44-47 |
| 13:14 | Michigan State | Francis Arnold can't tip it in | 44-47 |
| 13:13 | Fresno State | Ronald Borders gets the rebound | 44-47 |
| 13:09 | Fresno State | Rodney Brunner travels with the ball | 44-47 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jeffery Shew (SF), William Reeves (PF) Eugene Cook, Thomas Mullins | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Nathaniel Callanan (SG), Robert Jackson (SF) Francis Arnold, William Ulloa | |
| 12:49 | Michigan State | Milton Rackers misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-47 |
| 12:48 | Fresno State | William Reeves grabs the board | 44-47 |
| 12:28 | Fresno State | Richard Marcus steps in front of the Rodney Brunner pass | 44-47 |
| 12:05 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson is denied on a layup by Ronald Borders | 44-47 |
| 12:03 | Fresno State | William Reeves pulls down the rebound | 44-47 |
| 11:58 | Fresno State | Rodney Brunner misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-47 |
| 11:56 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus grabs the defensive rebound | 44-47 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Peter Zogopoulos (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Brunner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffery Shew (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Reeves (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Borders (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Richard Marcus (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nathaniel Callanan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Jackson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. PF - David Prouty (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Milton Rackers (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Shew - foul #3 on Jeffery Shew, team foul #2 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Larry Vincent (PG), Reginald Lee (SG), Eugene Cook (SF), Thomas Mullins (PF) Peter Zogopoulos, Rodney Brunner, William Reeves, Ronald Borders | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Cane (PG), Jason Raffa (PF), Larry Kim (C) Richard Marcus, David Prouty, Milton Rackers | |
| 11:25 | Michigan State | Reginald Lee is called for the reach on Bruce Cane - foul #2 on Reginald Lee, team foul #3 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Francis Arnold (SG), William Ulloa (SF) Nathaniel Callanan, Robert Jackson | |
| 11:04 | Michigan State | Larry Kim blows the layup but the foul's on Thomas Mullins - foul #1 on Thomas Mullins, team foul #4 | 44-47 |
| 11:04 | Michigan State | Larry Kim misses the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 11:04 | Michigan State | Larry Kim makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 10:45 | Fresno State | Reginald Lee is fouled on the floor by Jason Raffa - foul #3 on Jason Raffa, team foul #5 | 44-48 |
| 10:26 | Fresno State | Reginald Lee drills a floater from the right block set up by Larry Vincent | 46-48 |
| 10:01 | Michigan State | Reginald Lee is called for the reach on Bruce Cane - foul #3 on Reginald Lee, team foul #5 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Peter Zogopoulos (PG), William Reeves (C) Larry Vincent, Jeffery Shew | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Nathaniel Callanan (SG), Robert Jackson (SF) Francis Arnold, William Ulloa | |
| 09:48 | Michigan State | Peter Zogopoulos is called for the reach on Robert Jackson - foul #2 on Peter Zogopoulos, team foul #6 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Ronald Borders (C) William Reeves | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Marcus (PG), David Prouty (PF) Bruce Cane, Jason Raffa | |
| 09:31 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson connects on the shot from the right wing | 46-50 |
| 09:06 | Fresno State | Thomas Mullins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 46-50 |
| 09:05 | Fresno State | Reginald Lee hits the follow up shot | 48-50 |
| 08:48 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson clanks a jumper from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 08:46 | Fresno State | Ronald Borders pulls down the rebound | 48-50 |
| 08:40 | Fresno State | Reginald Lee hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 48-50 |
| 08:39 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus grabs the board | 48-50 |
| 08:35 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-50 |
| 08:34 | Fresno State | Ronald Borders grabs the defensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 08:29 | Fresno State | Richard Marcus steps in front of the Peter Zogopoulos pass | 48-50 |
| 08:06 | Michigan State | Larry Kim buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by David Prouty | 48-52 |
| 07:43 | Fresno State | Ronald Borders connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-52 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Peter Zogopoulos (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reginald Lee (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Eugene Cook (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Mullins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Borders (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Richard Marcus (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Nathaniel Callanan (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Jackson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. PF - David Prouty (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Larry Kim (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Michigan State | Larry Kim lays it in | 51-54 |
| 07:13 | Fresno State | Ronald Borders makes the floater from the right block set up by Peter Zogopoulos and he's hacked by Robert Jackson - foul #2 on Robert Jackson, team foul #6 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Larry Vincent (PG), Rodney Brunner (SG), Jeffery Shew (SF), William Reeves (PF) Peter Zogopoulos, Reginald Lee, Eugene Cook, Thomas Mullins | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Cane (PG), Francis Arnold (SG), William Ulloa (SF), Jason Raffa (PF), Milton Rackers (C) Richard Marcus, Nathaniel Callanan, Robert Jackson, David Prouty, Larry Kim | |
| 07:13 | Fresno State | Ronald Borders misses the free throw | 53-54 |
| 07:13 | Fresno State | William Reeves pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 06:48 | Fresno State | William Ulloa steals it from William Reeves | 53-54 |
| 06:45 | Michigan State | William Ulloa can't finish the layup | 53-54 |
| 06:43 | Fresno State | William Reeves grabs the defensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 06:37 | Fresno State | William Reeves loses the ball out of bounds | 53-54 |
| Subs | Fresno State | William Chang (C) Ronald Borders | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 06:21 | Michigan State | William Ulloa buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Bruce Cane | 53-56 |
| 06:02 | Fresno State | Larry Vincent hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-56 |
| 06:01 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Francis Arnold | 53-56 |
| 05:55 | Michigan State | Bruce Cane hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-56 |
| 05:54 | Fresno State | William Chang pulls down the rebound | 53-56 |
| 05:46 | Fresno State | William Chang hits a shot from the right block on a great pass from Larry Vincent | 55-56 |
| 05:28 | Michigan State | Bruce Cane buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Jason Raffa | 55-58 |
| 05:23 | Fresno State | Larry Vincent's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-58 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Jackson (SF), David Prouty (PF) William Ulloa, Jason Raffa | |
| 05:03 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Bruce Cane and he's fouled by Jeffery Shew - foul #4 on Jeffery Shew, team foul #7 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Peter Zogopoulos (PG), Mark Cloud (SG), Andrew Lewis (SF) Larry Vincent, Rodney Brunner, William Reeves | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Marcus (PG), Larry Kim (C) Bruce Cane, Milton Rackers | |
| 05:03 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson makes the free throw | 55-61 |
| 04:40 | Fresno State | Peter Zogopoulos connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-61 |
| 04:23 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson's layup is rejected by Jeffery Shew | 57-61 |
| 04:21 | Fresno State | William Chang grabs the defensive rebound | 57-61 |
| 04:17 | Fresno State | Peter Zogopoulos clanks a 3 from the left corner | 57-61 |
| 04:15 | Fresno State | Jeffery Shew gets the offensive rebound | 57-61 |
| 04:10 | Fresno State | Jeffery Shew hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the free throw line | 57-61 |
| 04:09 | Michigan State | David Prouty grabs the defensive rebound | 57-61 |
| 04:03 | Michigan State | Larry Kim is hacked by William Chang - foul #1 on William Chang, team foul #8 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Reginald Lee (SG), Eugene Cook (SF), Thomas Mullins (PF), Ronald Borders (C) Mark Cloud, Andrew Lewis, Jeffery Shew, William Chang | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Nathaniel Callanan (SG) Francis Arnold | |
| 04:03 | Michigan State | Larry Kim makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 04:03 | Michigan State | Larry Kim misses the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 04:03 | Fresno State | Ronald Borders pulls down the rebound | 57-62 |
| 03:43 | Fresno State | Peter Zogopoulos misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-62 |
| 03:42 | Fresno State | Thomas Mullins pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-62 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Peter Zogopoulos (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Reginald Lee (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Eugene Cook (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Mullins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Borders (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Richard Marcus (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Nathaniel Callanan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Jackson (fairly fresh) 20 pts. PF - David Prouty (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Larry Kim (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Fresno State | Ronald Borders is whistled for traveling | 57-62 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Rodney Brunner (SG) Reginald Lee | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Cane (PG), Milton Rackers (C) Richard Marcus, Larry Kim | |
| 03:27 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-62 |
| 03:25 | Fresno State | Thomas Mullins grabs the board | 57-62 |
| 03:01 | Fresno State | Ronald Borders loses the ball out of bounds | 57-62 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Larry Vincent (PG) Peter Zogopoulos | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jason Raffa (PF) David Prouty | |
| 02:58 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-62 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Marcus (PG), David Prouty (PF), Larry Kim (C) Bruce Cane, Jason Raffa, Milton Rackers | |
| 02:36 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus misses the driving attempt in the paint | 57-62 |
| 02:35 | Fresno State | Ronald Borders grabs the board | 57-62 |
| 02:31 | Fresno State | David Prouty is called for the reach on Eugene Cook - foul #3 on David Prouty, team foul #7 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Peter Zogopoulos (PG) Larry Vincent | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 02:31 | Fresno State | Eugene Cook misses the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 02:31 | Michigan State | David Prouty grabs the board | 57-62 |
| 02:12 | Michigan State | Larry Kim hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Nathaniel Callanan | 57-64 |
| 01:47 | Fresno State | Peter Zogopoulos clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-64 |
| 01:45 | Michigan State | Larry Kim snags the defensive board | 57-64 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 01:40 | Michigan State | Peter Zogopoulos steals the ball from Richard Marcus | 57-64 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:22 | Fresno State | Larry Kim takes the ball from Peter Zogopoulos | 57-64 |
| 01:07 | Michigan State | Larry Kim comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 57-64 |
| 01:06 | Fresno State | Thomas Mullins gets the rebound | 57-64 |
| 00:54 | Fresno State | Thomas Mullins connects on the jumper from close range | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson is denied on a layup by Thomas Mullins | 59-64 |
| 00:49 | Michigan State | David Prouty tips it in | 59-66 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Fresno State | Thomas Mullins drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Eugene Cook and he's hacked by David Prouty - foul #4 on David Prouty, team foul #8 | 61-66 |
| 00:43 | Fresno State | Thomas Mullins makes the free throw | 62-66 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Michigan State | Peter Zogopoulos is called for the reach on Richard Marcus in the backcourt - foul #3 on Peter Zogopoulos, team foul #9 | 62-66 |
| 00:40 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus misses the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:40 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Ronald Borders | 62-66 |
| 00:34 | Fresno State | Ronald Borders drills a runner from close range | 64-66 |
| 00:31 | Michigan State | Rodney Brunner is called for the reach on Nathaniel Callanan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rodney Brunner, team foul #10 | 64-66 |
| 00:31 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Callanan makes the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:31 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Callanan makes the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:24 | Fresno State | Eugene Cook buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-68 |
| 00:23 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Zogopoulos - foul #4 on Peter Zogopoulos, team foul #11 | 67-68 |
| 00:23 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus misses the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 00:23 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus misses the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 00:23 | Fresno State | Ronald Borders grabs the defensive rebound | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 00:16 | Fresno State | Ronald Borders can't finish the layup | 67-68 |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Larry Kim | 67-68 |
| 00:13 | Michigan State | Larry Kim is hacked by Rodney Brunner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rodney Brunner, team foul #12 | 67-68 |
| 00:13 | Michigan State | Larry Kim makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:13 | Michigan State | Larry Kim makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:02 | Fresno State | Rodney Brunner misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-70 |
| 00:00 | Fresno State | Thomas Mullins snags the offensive board | 67-70 |